NORFOLK, Va. – A Norfolk man was arrested over the weekend for injuring two in a shooting on McNeal Avenue.
John Ireland, 54, of the 5800 block of Early Street, has been charged with two counts of malicious wounding, two counts of use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Saturday night, officers were called to the 1500 block of McNeal Avenue for a report of shooting. When police arrived, they located two people suffering from non-life threatening gunshot wounds inside a vehicle.
Paramedics transported the 49-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital for treatment.
Ireland was arrested near Campostella Road and Fillmore Avenue a short time after the shooting without incident. He is currently being held in the Norfolk City Jail with no bond.
No other information is available for release at this time.